New York Knicks vs. Atlanta Hawks

Dec 27, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
NYK	33	35	30	30	128
ATL	27	28	34	36	125

Game Recap

The Knicks defeated the Hawks, 128-125. The Knicks move to 22-9 while the Hawks fall to 15-18.

Player Stats

KNICKS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
8OG AnunobySF	38	3-10	2-5	7-7	10	5	3	1	1	4	0	15
51Mohamed DiawaraPF	16	2-7	1-3	0-0	5	2	0	2	0	0	+8	5
32Karl-Anthony TownsC	29	8-15	3-6	17-18	15	1	0	0	2	3	-7	36
25Mikal BridgesSG	36	6-13	2-6	0-0	3	8	1	0	1	1	+9	14
11Jalen BrunsonPG	37	15-29	4-11	0-0	3	5	0	0	3	4	+2	34
9Kevin McCullar Jr.	23	4-7	3-6	2-5	8	2	2	0	3	4	+5	13
00Jordan Clarkson	21	1-5	0-3	1-1	2	1	1	0	2	4	-9	3
23Mitchell Robinson	18	3-3	0-0	0-0	9	1	2	1	0	1	+10	6
13Tyler Kolek	18	1-6	0-3	0-1	0	2	0	0	0	4	-3	2
4Pacome Dadiet	— did not play —												— did not play —
55Ariel Hukporti	— did not play —												— did not play —
28Guerschon Yabusele	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	43-9545.3%	15-4334.9%	27-3284.4%	55	27	9	4	12	25	-	128

HAWKS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
10Zaccharie RisacherSF	19	2-7	0-2	0-0	4	0	0	0	0	1	+1	4
1Jalen JohnsonPF	37	7-16	1-3	5-6	9	12	0	2	2	3	+4	20
17Onyeka OkongwuC	36	10-16	6-10	5-7	14	1	1	0	0	6	0	31
5Dyson DanielsSG	39	5-8	0-1	3-4	8	9	2	0	3	1	+1	13
11Trae YoungPG	31	2-9	0-4	5-5	0	10	2	0	6	3	-13	9
7Nickeil Alexander-Walker	29	8-18	5-12	4-4	0	1	1	0	0	1	+4	25
14Asa Newell	16	5-6	2-3	0-1	2	0	0	1	0	1	-3	12
27Vit Krejci	24	3-8	3-8	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	3	-3	9
18Mouhamed Gueye	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-4	0
3Luke Kennard	4	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	-2	2
8Kristaps Porzingis	— did not play —												— did not play —
2Keaton Wallace	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	43-8948.3%	17-4339.5%	22-2781.5%	37	33	6	3	11	20	-	125

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterNYKATL

(11:56) Jump Ball Okongwu vs. Towns: Tip to Brunson
(11:38) MISS Diawara 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:35) Towns REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(11:34) MISS Towns 2' Layup
(11:34) Johnson BLOCK (1 BLK)
(11:33) Johnson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:20) MISS Young 3' Driving Layup
(11:20) Diawara BLOCK (1 BLK)
(11:13) Towns REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (11:10) Brunson 13' Turnaround Jump Shot (2 PTS)
20
+3 (10:52) Okongwu 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Daniels 1 AST)
23
(10:28) Okongwu S.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.Orr)
+1 (10:28) Towns Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
33
+1 (10:28) Towns Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
43
(10:12) MISS Risacher 3PT Jump Shot
(10:09) Towns REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(10:03) MISS Towns 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:00) Risacher REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:55) MISS Johnson 25' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
(9:52) Bridges REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:41) MISS Diawara 2' Reverse Layup
(9:41) Johnson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(9:40) Jump Ball Johnson vs. Towns: Tip to Risacher
(9:28) MISS Risacher 3PT Jump Shot
(9:24) Towns REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
+3 (9:16) Towns 25' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Bridges 1 AST)
73
+2 (9:02) Daniels 5' Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Johnson 1 AST)
75
(8:46) MISS Brunson 16' Step Back Jump Shot
(8:44) Johnson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+3 (8:39) Okongwu 26' 3PT Running Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Johnson 2 AST)
78
(8:23) Bridges Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(8:23) Young STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (8:18) Young 7' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Johnson 3 AST)
710
(8:17) Knicks Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(8:02) Johnson S.FOUL (P1.T2) (J.Goble)
(8:02) MISS Towns Free Throw 1 of 2
(8:02) Knicks Rebound
+1 (8:02) Towns Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
810
(7:48) MISS Johnson 4' Driving Layup
(7:43) Brunson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (7:40) Bridges 25' 3PT Running Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Diawara 1 AST)
1110
(7:26) Bridges S.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.Goble)
+1 (7:26) Johnson Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
1111
+1 (7:26) Johnson Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
1112
(7:14) MISS Brunson 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(7:10) Towns REBOUND (Off:2 Def:3)
(7:09) MISS Diawara 2' Cutting Layup Shot
(7:07) Okongwu REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:58) Young Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(6:58) Anunoby STEAL (1 STL)
(6:49) Risacher P.FOUL (P1.T3) (J.Goble)
(6:40) MISS Brunson 17' Pullup Jump Shot
(6:38) McCullar Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(6:35) MISS Anunoby 16' Pullup Jump Shot
(6:32) Risacher REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (6:24) Risacher 1' Cutting Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Johnson 4 AST)
1114
+3 (6:02) Anunoby 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (McCullar Jr. 1 AST)
1414
(5:40) Anunoby P.FOUL (P1.T2) (B.Barnaky)
(5:29) MISS Alexander-Walker 11' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(5:28) HAWKS Rebound
(5:28) Clarkson L.B.FOUL (P1.T3) (J.Orr)
(5:20) MISS Alexander-Walker 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(5:18) Daniels REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(5:13) MISS Johnson 1' Driving Reverse Layup
(5:11) Robinson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (5:07) Bridges 11' Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (5 PTS)
1614
+3 (4:59) Alexander-Walker 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Johnson 5 AST)
1617
(4:37) MISS Clarkson 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(4:35) McCullar Jr. REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
(4:35) Johnson S.FOUL (P2.T4) (J.Goble)
(4:35) MISS McCullar Jr. Free Throw 1 of 2
(4:35) Knicks Rebound
(4:35) MISS McCullar Jr. Free Throw 2 of 2
(4:33) McCullar Jr. REBOUND (Off:3 Def:0)
(4:30) McCullar Jr. Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
(4:30) Daniels STEAL (1 STL)
(4:21) MISS Okongwu 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:17) Bridges REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (4:01) Brunson 7' Driving Floating Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Bridges 2 AST)
1817
(4:01) HAWKS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+3 (3:42) Newell 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Young 1 AST)
1820
(3:20) MISS Clarkson 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(3:15) Newell REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:04) MISS Alexander-Walker 2' Cutting Layup Shot
(3:00) Robinson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(2:56) MISS Anunoby 6' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(2:53) Okongwu REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(2:48) MISS Newell 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:44) Robinson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+3 (2:35) Anunoby 25' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Brunson 1 AST)
2120
(2:21) MISS Alexander-Walker 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:18) McCullar Jr. REBOUND (Off:3 Def:1)
+2 (2:12) Brunson 1' Running Layup (6 PTS)
2320
(2:01) McCullar Jr. P.FOUL (P1.T4) (J.Orr)
+2 (1:51) Alexander-Walker 10' Turnaround Fadeaway (5 PTS) (Young 2 AST)
2322
(1:36) MISS Clarkson 3' Driving Layup
(1:35) Clarkson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (1:35) Clarkson Putback Layup (2 PTS)
2522
(1:35) Young S.FOUL (P1.PN) (J.Orr)
+1 (1:35) Clarkson Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
2622
(1:25) MISS Krejci 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:21) Robinson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(1:18) MISS Kolek 26' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(1:14) Anunoby REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(1:10) Clarkson Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T3)
(1:10) Okongwu STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (1:07) Newell 2' Running Layup (5 PTS) (Young 3 AST)
2624
(1:07) Kolek S.FOUL (P1.PN) (J.Orr)
(1:07) MISS Newell Free Throw 1 of 1
(1:05) Anunoby REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(0:52) MISS Anunoby 12' Step Back Jump Shot
(0:49) Robinson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
+2 (0:49) Robinson Tip Dunk Shot (2 PTS)
2824
+3 (0:38) Krejci 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Alexander-Walker 1 AST)
2827
+2 (0:33) Brunson 7' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot (8 PTS)
3027
(0:24) Young Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T2)
(0:24) Anunoby STEAL (2 STL)
+3 (0:02) Brunson 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (11 PTS)
3327
(0:00) HAWKS Heave
(0:00) HAWKS Rebound

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3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

NYK

ATL

128Points125

43-95(45.3%)Field Goal(%)43-89(48.3%)

15-43(34.9%)3-Point(%)17-43(39.5%)

27-32(84.4%)Free Throw(%)22-27(81.5%)

55(19)Rebounds(Offensive)37(9)

27Assists33

9Steals6

4Blocks3

12Turnovers11

25Fouls20

52Pts In The Paint50

12Fast Break Pts23

24Pts Off Turnovers20

24Bench Pts48

18Largest Lead3

Game Details

Saturday, December 27, 2025 · 8:00 PM

State Farm Arena · Atlanta, GA

attendance: 17,809 (84.8%)

tv: NBA TV